| Dr | PRASHANTH | ADARAKATTI | SVM ARTS, SCIENCE AND COMMERCE COLLEGE | India | Other | Electrochemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Mingjing | Jiang | Suzhou University of Science and Technology | China | Other | Geotechnical engineering | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Dr | Rahul | Kumar | Suresh Gyan Vihar University | India | Friction welding | Friction stir welding of cast aluminum alloy | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Ashish Madhukar | Gujrathi | Sultan Qaboos University | Oman | Neural network applications | Optimization of Chemical Processes | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sanjeev | Kumar | Subharti Institute of Technology and Engineering | India | Welding Processes | Friction Stir Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Bing | Yang | State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Additive manufacturing, Fatigue and fracture | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Long | Wan | State Key Laboratory of Advanced Welding and Joining, Harbin Institute of Technology | China | Friction welding | friction stir welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Murali Mohan | Cheepu | Starwelds Inc | South Korea | Welding processes | TIG Welding / Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing | Innovations in Welding Research Award |
| Dr | CHRISPIN | DAS | ST.JOSEPH'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | India | Joining of advanced materials | COMPOSITES | Best Faculty Award |
| Mrs | Jasmi | K K | St. Thomas' College, University of Calicut, Thrissur | India | Other | Material Science | Women Researcher Award |
| Mr | Takele | Demie | St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ad | Ethiopia | Other | Public Health | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Alphonsa | Helina | St. Joseph's College | India | Joining of advanced materials | Nanomaterials | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | SAM | JOHN | ST. BERCHMANS COLLEGE | India | Other | corrosion inhibition | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Dinesh | Lohar | SSBT COE Jalgaon | India | Other | Polymer PLA based Bio Composites | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | RAJESH | AGARWAL | SRMIST CHENNAI | India | Other | MICROELECTRONICS | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | SATYA SAI | SRIKANT | SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; DELHI NCR CAMPUS; MODINAGAR | India | Characterisation of heat sources | ADVANCE MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY WITH MICRAOWAVE TECHNOLOGY | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Sundar Singh | Sivam S.P | SRM Institute of Science and Technology | India | Other | Engineering optimization, welding, metal forming | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anitha Kumari | Sivathanu | SRM Institute of Science and Technology | India | Control and automation | Heat Exchanger | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Joselin Retna Kumar | | SRM Institute of Science and Technology | India | Control and automation | Process Control | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | VALARMATHI | G | Sri Sairam Institute of Technology | India | Neural network applications | Deep learning | Best Researcher Award |